System and method for automatically generating post-incident workflow using directional chirping
A communication system, method and device are provided for managing a post-incident response. The system includes a security system controller having a processor configured to receive a notification that a mass incident event, such as an active shooter event, has ended and send a prompt requesting in-room victim status information to a plurality of in-room communication device of the building. Analytics are performed by the processor on the received in-room victim status information to determine room priority. A post-incident workflow is triggered that generates a plurality of control signals indicative of each room priority and in-room victim status for each room. The plurality of control signals are sent to chirp generators of door access control devices associated with each room of the building. Each control signal controls chirp playout indicative of the room priority and victim status. A mutual aid responder, without access to a radio, can follow the audible chirps.
1. A method to manage a post-incident response in a building, comprising:
receiving, at a security system processor, a notification that a mass incident event has ended;
sending a prompt, from the security system processor, requesting in-room victim status information to a plurality of in-room communication device of the building;
receiving, at the security system processor, the in-room victim status information;
performing, by the security system processor, analytics on the in-room victim status information to determine room priority;
triggering, by the security system processor, a workflow that generates a plurality of control signals indicative of each room priority and in-room victim status for each room; and
sending, from the security system processor, the control signals to chirp generators of door access control devices associated with each room of the building, each control signal controlling chirp playout indicative of the room priority and victim status.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the in-room victim status is compared from room to room, and the chirp playout is generated to identify highest priority in-room victim injury status to lowest priority in-room victim injury status.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the chirp playout is characterized by at least one of a volume level and frequency.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the volume level and frequency are determined based on thresholds set for:
in-room victim status injury level; and
number of in-room victims.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the chirp playout is generated to provide an optimal route for a mutual aid responder who does not carry a radio.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the chirp playout associated with a room ceases to playout in response to an input to a door access control device associated with the room, the input being indicative of the room being cleared.
7. A communication system for managing a post-incident response of a building, comprising:
a security system controller having a processor configured to:
receive a notification that a mass incident event has ended;
send a prompt requesting in-room victim status information to a plurality of in-room communication device of the building;
receive the in-room victim status information;
perform analytics on the in-room victim status information to determine room priority;
trigger a workflow that generates a plurality of control signals indicative of each room priority and in-room victim status for each room; and
send the plurality of control signals to chirp generators of door access control devices associated with each room of the building, each control signal controlling chirp playout indicative of the room priority and in-room victim status.
8. The communication system of claim 7 , wherein each classroom has an audible chirp associated with its respective in-room victim status, and the chirps designate a criticality level associated therewith.
9. The communication system of claim 7 , wherein the chirp playout is characterized by at least one of a volume level and frequency, which are based on victim injury thresholds.
10. The communication system of claim 9 , wherein the victim injury thresholds are based on victim injury severity of low, medium, severe and number of victims within a predetermined threshold range.
11. The communication system of claim 7 , wherein the analytics include comparing in-room victim status information from room to room to determine a customized audible chirp for playout at each room.
12. The communication system of claim 7 , further comprising determining the chirp playout for an optimal route for a mutual aid responder, wherein the mutual aid responder has no direct communication with the communication system.
13. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the audible chirps associated with a room cease with the room being cleared.
14. A non-transitory processor readable medium containing a set of instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
detect a post-incident notification within a building that a mass incident event had ended;
send a prompt to retrieve in-room victim status information from in-room devices in the building;
perform analytics on the in-room victim status information to determine room priority;
trigger a workflow that generates a plurality of control signals indicative of each room priority and in-room victim status for each room; and
send the control signals to chirp generators of door access control devices associated with each room of the building, each control signal controlling chirp playout indicative of the room priority and victim status.
15. The non-transitory medium of claim 14 , wherein the analytics performed by the processor cause the processor to:
compare in-room victim status information from room to room and generate control signals for the chirp playout to identify a highest in-room victim injury status to a lowest in-room victim injury status.
16. The non-transitory medium of claim 14 , further comprising instructions that cause the processor to:
control the chirp playout by at least one of a volume level and frequency.
17. The non-transitory medium of claim 14 , further comprising instructions that cause the processor to control a volume level and frequency based on thresholds determined for:
in-room victim status injury level; and
number of in-room victims.
18. A door access control device for a building, comprising:
a reader device responsive to predetermined inputs for door access to a room;
an audible chirp generator configured to generate an audible chirp in response to valid door access; and
the audible chirp generator being reconfigured to generate customized chirp signals indicative of in-room victim status in response to a post-incident control signal.
19. The door access control device of claim 18 , wherein:
the building is a school and the room is a classroom; and
the building is an office building and the room is an office.
20. The door access control device of claim 18 , wherein the customized chirp signals are generated to provide an optimal route for a mutual aid responder without a radio.